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And there were lots of strange noises and animals , as you can imagine , but tons to write about . It was so different to being in a jam-packed city .
IE : What was your daily routine ? And did figure out a new way of writing and just being and all of it . The trips were for two weeks at a time , and I did three of them in one year . But amongst that , I left my record label , so there was kind of a reason I wanted to give everything up . I felt like my time at a major label had come to an end , and I wasn ’ t feeling like the major label system was serving me anymore . I felt like I was kind of in a bit of a machine , and I wanted to get out of that and just see what else there was going on . And then I just decided to take the risk of stepping away for a bit , which — looking back at it now — I ’ m really glad I did .
IE : So you just stopped thinking about the
Foxes they pair you up as many camps and workshops do ? Foxes : Yeah , they paired us up . But we didn ’ t really have any rules , and you could just write when you want to . So we were writing all through the night and at different times , and you ’ d go into one room , and everyone would be having a party at 4:00 a . m ., and then you ’ d go back to sleep . So it was very mental but really fun . Because , as you can imagine , when musicians and creative people are put into that situation , all sorts of stuff goes on . But it was definitely inspirational to have that bit of freedom and
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music biz entirely ? Foxes : I didn ’ t think about the business , but I thought about MUSIC . It sounds cliche , but I can ’ t NOT think about music — it ’ s just my life . So I thought about that , and I thought about trying to come back to a place where I was never thinking about the business side — I was thinking about the creative side . I definitely wanted to get back to that …. I dunno what you would call it , but at the beginning , I was first writing in my bedroom , and I really didn ’ t give a shit about what a major label , though , because I didn ’ t think anyone was going to ever listen
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